The BBC parted ways with Clarkson in 2015, announcing that the former Top Gear presenter was responsible for an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack” that left a colleague bleeding and seeking hospital treatment. The broadcaster’s then director general, Lord Tony Hall, expressed “great regret” at having to let Clarkson go. And legendary natural historian Sir David […]
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‘She crossed a line’ BBC’s Andrew Marr opens up over Emily Maitlis Cummings row
In a rare appearance on ITV Good Morning Britain, BBC’s Andrew Marr told Piers Morgan the people behind the decision to find Emily Maitlis in violation of BBC‘s impartiality rules are very experienced. Asked whether he believed the Newsnight host had “crossed a line”, Mr Marr said: “Every single Sunday I sit down with my […]
Andrew TV interview: ‘I wasn’t trying to ruin royals,’ says Emily Maitlis on shock probe
Maitlis, 49, won widespread acclaim for the way she talked to the Duke of York about his dealings with paedophile businessman Jeffrey Epstein. But Andrew, 59, was ridiculed for the way he answered claims that he slept with 17-year-old Virginia Roberts – accusations he has denied. Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in August while […]
BBC bias OUTED: Piers Morgan probes Emily Maitlis ‘I’ve never met a Tory BBC reporter’
“I mean you, you’re [Piers] a controversialist, that’s what you do! And people want, I think, this isn’t buffing up, but the fact is they want to say ‘what’s that idiot going to say now’ or ‘what is that fountain of wisdom!’” John continued. “I’m unashamedly and controversialist and I like to express my opinions, […]
Emily Maitlis reveals what husband Mark REFUSED to do after shock marriage proposal
Breaking with tradition, the Newsnight host proposed to her husband Mark Gwynne in 2000 when the couple were on holiday in Mauritius. However, after she did, he refused a suggested she made about their wedding day. The revelation came during Emily’s appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, which airs tonight on ITV. She explained: “It […]